What time does the average American eat dinner?

Typically people eat dinner between 6:00 PM and 7:30 PM. Dinner time fifty years ago people ate between 5:00 PM and 6:30PM but now due to work and commuting schedules dinner time for many of us has shifted to eating later.

Why do Americans eat dinner at 5pm?

Countries or areas with a higher agricultural tradition may therefore have their dinner earlier than in other places. , American, lived in Germany for 22 years, studied philosophy. Growing up in America, we usually ate even earlier – 5-6:00 pm. This was around the time people got home from work.